Hello guys!
I have two plants growin in 20ltr pots in my garden.
I did some LST / supercropping (don't really know the difference - I've bent the main stem, allowing lower ones to catch up & keep bending it over once it overgrows the rest).
During the initial "bend" on stem got slightly snapped (HST I guess), while the other was fine - just a little bent. After a few weeks, I noticed that the plant which had a more delicate training is having problems with the stem - it started going brown/dying & looks like it's cracking (with holes in it), the stem started splitting a bit & the rope was growing in.
What caused the cracking / splitting & why? It's funny that the other plant's stem (that got snapped during the first bend) is doing better (although the in-growing rope was an issue also, and again - I removed it).
You can also notice small "cut-in's" that look like made with a knife / sharp object - is this done by some insects?
I also have a question how to avoid in-growing rope in the future (should I remove it after a week or two / use garden plant wire instead - or is it about the method of tying it down [I made a loop])? Also, now I've noticed the new growth is light-green (even a bit on the yellow side) on both plants - would this be caused by the stem issue, or are they lacking some nutirents?
I'm using the Advance Nutirents Iguana Juice grow along with B-52 vitamine (following the suggested doses) once a week. The plants are now about 6 weeks old & I also "feel" that their growth has slowed down (one factor may be the lovely UK summer), and I'm wondering is this caused by the stem problems / nutirent problems / too small pots (will 20ltr be ok?) - or all the above?
That for help & lot's of sun shine to you all!
I have two plants growin in 20ltr pots in my garden.
I did some LST / supercropping (don't really know the difference - I've bent the main stem, allowing lower ones to catch up & keep bending it over once it overgrows the rest).
During the initial "bend" on stem got slightly snapped (HST I guess), while the other was fine - just a little bent. After a few weeks, I noticed that the plant which had a more delicate training is having problems with the stem - it started going brown/dying & looks like it's cracking (with holes in it), the stem started splitting a bit & the rope was growing in.
What caused the cracking / splitting & why? It's funny that the other plant's stem (that got snapped during the first bend) is doing better (although the in-growing rope was an issue also, and again - I removed it).
You can also notice small "cut-in's" that look like made with a knife / sharp object - is this done by some insects?
I also have a question how to avoid in-growing rope in the future (should I remove it after a week or two / use garden plant wire instead - or is it about the method of tying it down [I made a loop])? Also, now I've noticed the new growth is light-green (even a bit on the yellow side) on both plants - would this be caused by the stem issue, or are they lacking some nutirents?
I'm using the Advance Nutirents Iguana Juice grow along with B-52 vitamine (following the suggested doses) once a week. The plants are now about 6 weeks old & I also "feel" that their growth has slowed down (one factor may be the lovely UK summer), and I'm wondering is this caused by the stem problems / nutirent problems / too small pots (will 20ltr be ok?) - or all the above?
That for help & lot's of sun shine to you all!
